keymaps.md

Keymaps

The leader is <Space>. Unless marked lim, everything matches AstroNvim's defaults, plus the <Tab>/<S-Tab> buffer navigation of the reference config. Vim's own keys and Ex commands are in Vim editing.

Press <F1> (or <Leader>fh, :help) in lim for the cheat sheet, or <Space> and wait for which-key.

General

Keys	Action
<Leader>w · <C-s>	Save · force write
<Leader>q · <Leader>Q · <C-q>	Quit window · exit · force quit
<Leader>n	New file
<Leader>R	Rename file
<Leader>/ (normal, visual) · gc{motion} · gcc	Toggle comment
gco · gcO	Add a comment line below / above
<Leader>h	Home screen
<F1> · <Leader>fh · <Leader>?	Cheat sheet (lim)
<Leader>,	Settings: theme, icons, every option (lim)

Buffers

Keys	Action
<Tab> <S-Tab> · ]b [b	Next / previous buffer
>b <b	Move buffer tab right / left
<Leader>c · <Leader>C	Close · force close buffer
<Leader>bb · <Leader>bd	Pick a buffer by its tabline label to open / close
<Leader>b| · <Leader>b\	Pick a buffer into a vertical / horizontal split
<Leader>bc · bC · bl · br	Close others · all · to the left · to the right
<Leader>bp	Previous buffer
<Leader>bse bsr bsp bsi bsm	Sort by extension · relative path · full path · number · modification

Windows

Keys	Action
| · \	Vertical · horizontal split
<C-h> <C-j> <C-k> <C-l>	Move between windows (and into the file tree)
<C-Up> <C-Down> <C-Left> <C-Right>	Resize the split
<C-w>v s c q o w h j k l, <C-w><arrows>	Vim window commands

Find

Keys	Action
<Leader>ff · fF · fg	Files · all files · git files
<Leader>fw · fW · fc	Grep · grep in all files · grep the word under the cursor
<Leader>fb · fo · fO · fs	Buffers · old files · old files in this directory · buffers/recent/files
<Leader>fl · f' · fr · fn	Lines · marks · registers · notifications
<Leader>fk · fC · fT	Keymaps · commands · TODO comments
<Leader>ft · fI · fa	Colorschemes (live preview) · icon sets (lim) · lim config files
<Leader>f<CR>	Resume the last search

Inside a picker: type to filter, <C-n>/<C-p> (or arrows, <C-j>/<C-k>) to move, <CR> to open, <C-v>/<C-s> to open in a vertical/horizontal split, <Esc> to close.

Git

Keys	Action
]g [g · ]G [G	Next / previous hunk · last / first hunk
<Leader>gg	Graph of every branch (git log --graph --all); <CR> on a commit shows it
<Leader>gc · gC · gt · gT	Log · log of this file · status · stash
<Leader>go	Open the file and line on the git host

File tree

<Leader>e toggles it, <Leader>o moves the focus in and out. Inside, as in neo-tree:

Keys	Action
j k · <CR> l o · h	Move · open file or fold directory · close directory / go to parent
a · A · r · d	Add file (name/ for a directory) · add directory · rename · delete (asks)
c · m · y · Y	Copy · move · copy name · copy path
s · S · P · O	Open in vertical / horizontal split · preview · open with the system
. · <BS> · H · R	Make root · root up · show hidden · refresh
q · <C-l> <Esc> · ?	Close · back to the file · cheat sheet

Terminal and tools

<F7>, <Leader>tf, <Leader>th, <Leader>tv suspend lim and open your $SHELL (%COMSPEC% on Windows; exit comes back); <Leader>tn node, <Leader>tp python, <Leader>tt btm, <Leader>tu gdu. Files changed meanwhile are reloaded. lim: there is no embedded terminal.

Sessions

<Leader>Sl last session · Ss save (named) · SS save for this directory · S. load this directory's · Sf / SF pick a session / directory session · Sd / SD delete one. The last session is saved on exit.

Packages

<Leader>pu (or :upgrade) updates lim in the background: when GitHub has a newer release, lim downloads its binary while you keep editing, checks that it starts, swaps it in, then a notification says to restart lim. lim: there are no plugins to update.

UI toggles

Keys	Action
<Leader>ua · up · uc/uC	Autopairs · paste mode · autocompletion
<Leader>ub	Light / dark variant of the theme
<Leader>ug · u> · ul · ut	Sign column · fold column · statusline · tabline
<Leader>un · ui	Cycle line numbering · indent width (prompt)
<Leader>ur · uu · uz · uy · u|	References · URLs · colors · syntax · indent guides
<Leader>uN · uD · uZ	Notifications · dismiss them · zen mode
<Leader>um	Markdown preview beside Markdown buffers (lim)
<Leader>x…	Tools: xc calculator · xu units · xb bases · xt time · xh color · xk case · xd/xD/xi/xp/xl insert date, UUID, password, lorem · xj/xJ JSON · xw/xs count, hash (lim)

Your own keymaps

See Configuration › Keymaps.